Ahmed, Shabaz

Shabaz Ahmed was convicted after a trial at Thames Magistrates’ Court on 30 August 2016 of assault by beating. He was sentenced to a Community Order, and a three-year restraining order was imposed.  

An appeal against his conviction at Snaresbrook Crown Court was dismissed on 23 January 2017.  

Following the trial, the complainant in Mr Ahmed’s case was convicted of concealing criminal property. 

The CCRC received an application for review of Mr Ahmed’s conviction on 1 March 2023.  

The credibility of both Mr Ahmed and the complainant was central to the trial court’s decision.  

After a detailed investigation, the CCRC concluded that on a rehearing, the Crown Court was likely to consider that the complainant’s subsequent conviction demonstrated significant dishonesty. 

There was therefore a real possibility that the court would find that the level and nature of dishonesty exhibited by the complainant significantly undermined her overall credibility, such that it would come to a different conclusion in Mr Ahmed’s case.  

The CCRC referred the conviction in September 2025.